DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was a young child, 65 years ago, I recall my parents mentioning the poor house in Auburn. I believe it was where the Dingley estate was. I may be wrong. The very poor resided there. I recall that the garbage collected by the city went there to feed the pigs. […]
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Ware Street Inn sold to Bates College
LEWISTON — Bates College has bought the Ware Street Inn. The 72-year-old Colonial home at 52 Ware St. was originally built by the Wellehan family. In 1999, Jan and Mike Barrett bought the home and turned it into a bed and breakfast. “I fell in love with it when I was 16 years old. With […]
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Lewiston library hosting live feed of TED talks in Scotland
LEWISTON — The curious-minded can stop by the Lewiston Public Library on June 27 to catch a glimpse of a live broadcast from Edinburgh, Scotland, and a preview of Maine’s version of the speaker series TED — “Technology Entertainment Design.” TED began in Silicon Valley in 1984 and spread beyond California in the 1990s and […]
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Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: Bates concerts offer up Irish dance music, fiery reels, jazzy folk, Caribbean grooves and more
LEWISTON — From traditional Irish dance music to Caribbean steel pan, the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series at Bates College will bring a lively musical mix to Lewiston. Presenting popular sounds from near and far, the series opens with Boghat, a Portland trio that performs Irish dance music with a contemporary twist, at 6 p.m. Thursday, […]
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Bates offering summer reading skills programs
LEWISTON — Bates College Summer Programs and Events will offer eight reading skills programs for 4-year-olds through adults beginning the week of July 23. Tuition and materials fees vary by program level. Reading programs for younger students build comprehension and students learn the phonics and fluency skills they need to become strong readers. Programs for […]
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Bates College invites public to safe viewing of transit of Venus
LEWISTON — Bates College faculty are inviting Lewiston-Auburn residents to view the “transit” of Venus across the face of the sun starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Olin Arts Center Terrace, 75 Russell St. The transit begins around 6 p.m. Weather permitting, the viewing will continue until the sun sets below the tree line, […]
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Bates College plans fireworks for June 8
LEWISTON — As part of reunion activities at Bates College, a fireworks display over the college’s Lake Andrews, between College, Bardwell and Russell streets, will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, June 8. Produced by Central Maine Pyrotechnics, the display is expected to last less than 30 minutes. In case of rain, it will be postponed […]
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Robert De Niro headlines Bates College commencement
Thousands of family, friends and loved ones lined the school’s historic quad and cheered as the Class of 2012, representing 33 states and 31 countries, made its way down the center aisle. Featured speakers included leading molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler, actor Robert De Niro and PBS “NewsHour” senior correspondent Gwen Ifill. The three also received […]
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Robert De Niro: Yes, we’re talkin’ to you
In the movies, Robert De Niro once beat a man to death with a baseball bat. His characters have killed men with their bloody fists, their guns and even their shoes. This is a guy who played the devil in “Angel Heart” but turned down a chance to play Jesus for his pal Martin Scorsese […]